A Moss Flora of Central America, Fascicle Two

[400996]艾伦热带苔藓虽然个体矮小，但却构成了森林生物量的主要部分，并为许多无脊椎生物提供食物和住所。苔藓的分类清单和对它们的系谱或系统发育关系的理解处于原始水平，主要是因为很少有科学家研究这些植物。在一个旨在描述和分类中美洲所有苔藓的项目中，密苏里植物园的罗伯特·艾伦博士继续进行计划的四卷热带苔藓清单的第二阶段。估计有200-300个物种将被处理，包括鉴定钥匙、诊断形态特征的插图、科学命名法以及对每个物种的栖息地和地理分布的说明。中美洲苔藓的分类描述和分类将为该地区重要的生态和生物地理研究提供基础。《苔藓植物志》将首先以英文出版，然后翻译成西班牙语版。一些中美洲机构的自然历史收藏也将得到加强，目前正在建立资料数据库，以便最后以电子方式传送。

9400996 Allen Although individually small in stature, tropical mosses constitute major portions of forest biomass and provide food and shelter to numerous invertebrate organisms. The taxonomic inventory of mosses and understanding of their genealogical or phylogenetic relationships are at a primitive level, largely because so few scientists study these plants. In a project designed to describe and classify all the mosses of Central America, Dr. Robert Allen of the Missouri Botanical Garden continues with the second phase of a projected four-volume inventory of tropical mosses. An estimated 200-300 species are to be treated, with identification keys, illustrations of diagnostic morphological features, scientific nomenclature, and notes on habitat and geographical distribution for each. Taxonomic description and classification of Central American mosses will provide the foundation for critical ecological and biogeographic studies of the region. The moss flora will be published first in English, then translated into a Spanish edition. Natural history collections at select Central American institutions will be enhanced as well, and information is being databased for eventual electronic transmission.